Stealth shelf

just thought id share what im upto.

as my mini is a pre 90's one i have had to cut holes where rover put them 130mm.
once i did this i made up a two layer shelf 9mm and 12mm this distances it enough that 17cm speakers can fit with out a problem the 12mm layer sits above the speakers so the speaker fabric can lay across the whole lot with out any sign of the extra sounds .

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ah thats the beauty of it you wont see a thing . ive got a 3rd led brake light to go on it also, i thought it a good idea as so many people seem to be getting rear ended. I have noticed alot of drivers sit right up the arse of minis too close to see any of the lights anyway.

dunno if any one is interested but i cut enough wood for another stealth shelf unfinished of course, would part with it for a small donation to the mini fund

doing this was the scary bit, cutting holes in my lovely car

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good point where can i fit some cannons

good plan myby i should zig and zag a bit too

I cut holes for two 6X9s and a 10" subwoofer in mine, it sounds awesome.

lol i didn't have the bottle to remove that much metal, bet that sub makes the 6x9s move a bit . il have ot have a listen some time

brake light and speakers fitted, they are there honest, and they sound great

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Looks so much better when the speakers are hidden!! I have a ally one, not sure if I am keeping or not... two actually if I remember correctly!

And with the 3rd brake light wired up looks quite smart

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You still got the extra wood to make another shelf?

yep still got both parts 12mm and 9mm mdf

will except small donations towards my mini fund for them

Cool, i will gladly donate, i dont surpose you have the cutting template for it?

i used the thin material from the parcel shelf and cut round it then sanded it to size

yeah i wont be able to do that, my material is about 30 years old and full of hole and is stuck to the shelf

so was mine lol. your welcome to bring over some material / wood to trace out your own template

so you still have you material somewhere i could trace around?

yep rolled up in the garage

perfect .. what how much of donation would you need to part with the material

lol im not parting with that just in case i need to make another one , you can trace round it if you like but id like to keep hold of it. or the two pre cut bits of mdf 5-10 quid something like that for both bits

yeah thats cool with me, when would you like me to collect? also are the bits small enough to fit in my mini?